Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Introduction to the verb musarder
The English translation of musarder is “to dawdle” or “to saunter”. It is pronounced as “moo-zar-day”. Musarder comes from the Old French word “musart” which means a “lazy person” or “idler”. In everyday French, musarder is used to describe someone who is walking slowly and aimlessly, without purpose or direction. It can also refer to someone who is wasting time or indulging in idle or unproductive activities.
Examples:
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Je me promenais dans le parc en musardant, admirant les fleurs et les oiseaux. (I was strolling in the park, dawdling, admiring the flowers and birds.)
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Les enfants ont passé toute la journée à musarder au lieu de faire leurs devoirs. (The children spent the whole day dawdling instead of doing their homework.)
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Nous avons décidé de musarder dans la ville, sans itinéraire précis, pour découvrir de nouveaux endroits. (We decided to saunter around the city, without a specific route, to discover new places.)
Musarder – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of musarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | musarde | Je musarde dans le parc. | I wander in the park. |
Tu | musardes | Tu musardes souvent. | You wander often. |
Il | musarde | Il musarde en ville. | He wanders in the city. |
Elle | musarde | Elle musarde avec ses amis. | She wanders with her friends. |
On | musarde | On musarde dans les rues. | We wander in the streets. |
Nous | musardons | Nous musardons ensemble. | We wander together. |
Vous | musardez | Vous musardez dans le jardin. | You wander in the garden. |
Ils | musardent | Ils musardent en silence. | They wander in silence. |
Elles | musardent | Elles musardent au bord de la mer. | They wander by the sea. |
Other Conjugations for Musarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb musarder (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb musarder
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